Anderson Study
- Draw cartoon scripts of particular activities (ex: taking a trip over spring break, blood donation)
- Independent Variable1: Self vs. Best Friend vs. Disliked Person (who's the main characterin the cartoon?)
- Independent Variable 2: Positive (character did do the activity in the end) vs. Negative (didn't do activity in the end)
- Independent Variable 3: 3 vs. 2 vs. 1
- Dependent Variable: Change in behavioral intention (would you perform in these activities?)
- Picture: Focus on the "Self" line. r=.123. Most likely to engage in these activities.
Social Approach to Recent Mass Shootings
Bullying
- Bullying undermines a fundemental human motive.
- Study: Ostracism (being excluded) by Williams (2000)
- 2nd Picture: Is there any evidence that school shooters were bullied?
Interview with Marilyn Manson
- About the Columbine Shooters
- Society was blaming Marilyn Manson
- There was evidence that Eric Harris was the leader, more nacissistic.
Terror Management Theory and Fame
- Greenberg (2010)
- Symbolic Immortality: will leave a mark on society after death
- Independent Variable: Mortality Salience (thinking about death) vs. Control Condition (not thinking about death)
- Dependent Variable: "How much would you like to become a famous person?"
- Fame is indeed a motive for a number of the shooters.
Alex Teves & Conclusion
- Was a friend of Professor Weise
- Was killed by James Holmes in a Colorado movie theatre shooting. 12 people killed.
- His parents said to not show the shooter's name or pictures in the media.
- Conclusion: It takes a lot of things to make school shooters. Shooters are rare.